diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp
index 2943547cbc7..d218dda82da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ PerfConfigWidget::PerfConfigWidget(PerfSettings *settings, Target *target)
     });
 
     auto resetButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Reset"), this);
-    connect(resetButton, &QPushButton::pressed, m_settings, &PerfSettings::resetToDefault);
+    connect(resetButton, &QPushButton::pressed, m_settings, &PerfSettings::reset);
 
     using namespace Layouting;
     Column {
@@ -480,14 +480,6 @@ QString PerfSettings::perfRecordArguments() const
     return cmd.arguments();
 }
 
-void PerfSettings::resetToDefault()
-{
-    PerfSettings defaults;
-    Store map;
-    defaults.toMap(map);
-    fromMap(map);
-}
-
 QWidget *PerfSettings::createPerfConfigWidget(Target *target)
 {
     return new PerfConfigWidget(this, target);
diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.h b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.h
index 79ee955b929..237788eeb53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ public:
     void toMap(Utils::Store &map) const override;
     QString perfRecordArguments() const;
 
-    void resetToDefault();
-
     QWidget *createPerfConfigWidget(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
 
     Utils::IntegerAspect period{this};